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Photo award extended - Euromed Heritage - Email Alert

Released on 2012-10-03 13:00 GMT

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664474

Date

2011-09-16 18:40:38

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info@euromedheritage.net

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info@moc.gov.sy

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The 4th edition of the International Digital Photography Award &ldquo;Crossing Viewpoints has been extended.The deadline for the reception of pictures and accompanying materials has been postponed to 15th October, 2011 &ndash; 01 p.m. Brussels time.
This year&rsquo;s theme is: &ldquo;Mediterranean cities as space of socialisation&rdquo;.
The towns and cities in the Mediterranean are dynamic, living places that bring together different cultures, generations and types of people. Their meeting spaces are many and varied: traditional city spaces like the rooftops of dwellings and the hammams;
religious spaces, like mosques, churches or cemeteries; leisure spaces such as sports venues and gardens; commercial spaces like the souks; spaces of passage such as porches, spaces for family celebration like houses&rsquo; courtyards, and spaces for religious or
cultural celebrations such as public squares, etc. To socialize is to celebrate life, and this act is set in a specific physical space, recreating the intangibility of the event…
If you want more information or you want to enter the competition, click here:
http://www.euromedheritage.net/intern.cfm?menuID=9&amp;submenuID=23&amp;subsubmenuID=22